Two Israeli Hostages Killed By Israeli Strikes On Gaza, Injured Eight others: Hamas

GAZA, Feb 12 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, during the past 96 hours, have killed two Israeli hostages and seriously injured eight others, said the Qassam Brigades, in a statement yesterday. The conditions of the injured “are becoming more dangerous, in light of the inability to provide…

Mideast Countries Warn Netanyahu Of Humanitarian Disaster If Gaza’s Rafah City Invaded

CAIRO, Feb 12 (NNN-MENA) – Israel is facing mounting regional and international pressure over its planned ground offensive against Rafah, a southernmost city in the war-torn Gaza Strip. Over the past few days, regional countries have warned Netanyahu against a humanitarian meltdown in Rafah, if Israel insists on carrying out…

Mass Rallies Held Across Iran To Mark Anniversary Of 1979 Islamic Revolution

TEHRAN, Feb 12 (NNN-TASNIM) – Mass rallies were held across Iran yesterday, to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the victory of the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. The rallies, also attended by the country’s officials and military commanders, started concurrently at 9:00 a.m. local time (0530 GMT) in 1,400 cities and…

Two Killed, Three Injured In Explosion In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (NNN-APP) – Two people were killed and three others injured, in an explosion in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, yesterday, rescue teams said. The incident happened in a market area, in the Lower Dir area of the province, the state-run Rescue 1122 said, in the statement. The…

Bangladesh Internet Users In 2023 Topped 131 Million

DHAKA, Feb 12 (NNN-BSS) – The total number of Bangladesh’s internet subscribers topped 131 million at the end of Dec, including nearly seven million new users in the last year, showed the recently released data by the country’s telecom regulator. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) data, showed that, of…

The Future is Bleak – Moody’s Downgrades Israel’s Economy

JERUSALEM, Feb 11 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, yesterday brushed off Moody’s downgrade of Israel’s credit ratings, for the first time. The global credit rating agency, on Friday night, lowered Israel’s credit ratings to A2 from A1, with a “negative” outlook, citing the prolonged war with Hamas and…

Iran Proposes To Double Tea Imports From Sri Lanka Under Tea-For-Oil Barter Mechanism: Official

COLOMBO, Feb 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Iranian tea importers proposed to double the quantity of tea they take from Sri Lanka, under the tea-for-oil barter mechanism, from its current five million U.S. dollars to around 10 million, during the winter months, local media reported today, quoting Niraj de Mel, chairman of…

At Least 25 Killed In Israeli Bombing On Southern Gaza

GAZA, Feb 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 25 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli bombing of a house, in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah today, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. Many displaced people were living in the house at the time of the bombing, and…

Final Results Of Pakistan’s General Election 2024 Announced

ISLAMABAD, Feb 11 (NNN-APP) – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), today announced the complete results of the country’s General Election 2024, held on Feb 8. According to the election results announced for the National Assembly (NA), or the lower house of the country’s parliament, independent candidates got 101 seats,…

Policeman Among Four Killed In NW Pakistan Clash

ISLAMABAD, Feb 11 (NNN-APP) – A policeman and three terrorists were killed in a clash, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday, official sources said. The terrorists attacked a police van near a police station in Dera Ismail Khan district of the province, killing the policeman on the spot, the…